This day in history

Garrison Keillor reminds us that it was on this day in 1955 that Rosa Parks made history. Which gives me an excuse to repeat Taylor Branch's description of her:

A tireless worker and churchgoer, of working-class station and middle-class demeanor, Rosa Parks was one of those rare people of whom everyone agreed that she gave more than she got. Her character represented one of the isolated high blips on the graph of human nature, offsetting a dozen or so sociopaths.

Parting the waters

Oh, for an epitaph like that.